1. Tried to use automation on the SOLO on Ultran #1, but it's a serious pain in the arse getting this how I want it.2. make copies of every pattern and just cut them (either change the bar, or drag the pattern smaller)

Working on this track just now, so if anyone has any ideas, let me know!

Well, if you look at the image he posted, and take a closer look at the section where he wants to have this "stop moment", in the 109-113 part, you will see that he has patterns that are 4 bars long, that they have their place. Now, conventionally, if he wanted an empty space on 112 bar, for 1 bar, he would do #2 from his post, which is: he would need to duplicate all of the patterns and change them to get that empty bar, which in his case (according to that image) is 6, when you exclude 1 for Ultran that needs to stay there. He could also use an extra pattern with a Solo automation in it on 112th bar, but to me that would most likely sound weird and unnatural since all sounds would just be chopped off, without trails ending. But that's just me.

So, to put some perspective with steps needed for #2 in his post:- Changing patterns1. Bring up instrument / pattern from playlist2. CTRL+C3. Select a new pattern4. CTRL+V5. CTRL+MouseClick to select notes to delete / click on select tool and THEN go to select (which adds an extra step there)6. Right click / press Delete button7. Change to the new pattern in Playlist(all this x6)

or- Adding empty patterns1. Add a pattern on playlist2. Change it to an empty one3. Move into place over an existing pattern(all this also repeated 6 times)

So, duplicating and changing 6 patterns vs just adding and moving empty 1 bar patterns in place? I don't know, but sure seems like a time (and effort) saver to me.

Well, perhaps my explanation was complicated. I struggled writing it, to be honest.

But let me try with an example.

Take this picture:

Imagine you wanted to remove 1 finger on the hand that shows 2 fingers, so that you're left with a hand that's showing a middle finger (making it unique ). What's the easiest way? Scrape it off? Or just grab some white paint and paint over it

That's basically what an empty pattern does when you overlap it on top of the one with notes. It takes over, so no notes are playing. And it's easier than doing the whole copying and changing patterns, generally being too careful not to mess all the others up.

For me it would just be easier to Lasso everything past a certain point, drag it over and simply add the pattern I want to play. To me it would give a better visual representation of what's going on..........but that's just me, we all work differently.